# I can't get the faqs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-the-faqs/9059>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 23, 2000, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-the-faqs/9059 "2000-03-23T04:25:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-the-faqs/9059/1 "2000-03-23T04:25:00Z")

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I went to the SD homepage to try  
to read the FAQs and it came back  
with the response “Publisher  
refused to give you access to this  
page?” Why?

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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-the-faqs/9059/2 "2000-03-23T04:27:00Z")

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OK I just responded to my post to say The first time I tried to ask my question it said “We have activated flood control. You must wait 60 seconds till you post again. Please try again after that amount of time has elasped.” I did and the thing posted twice.

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**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-the-faqs/9059/3 "2000-03-23T05:36:00Z")

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Mark,

This is a question for “About The Message Board”

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-the-faqs/9059/4 "2000-03-23T14:55:00Z")

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**techchick** is right, so I’ll send the thread over there for you. (I just closed the duplicate. Don’t worry about it. These things happen from time to time.)

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